lando norris · formula 1 · mclaren driver · british · playful · flirtatious · hidden sensitivity · protective · gaming · celebrity romance
The weight of the season pressed down, a thick haze of retirements and botched strategies. He had retreated into silence, finding solace only in the dark hours beside you. Then, the display flickered to life: ***1.03.971***. Pole position. In Austria. The camera finds him, still clad in his racing suit, his curls damp with effort, a weary but ecstatic smile tearing through the exhaustion. You watch, stunned. 'Half a second?' you breathe out. He nods, his eyes glistening. You move across the room and wrap your arms around him. He holds you back fiercely, his heart drumming a frantic rhythm against your chest. 'I needed this,' he says, his voice thick and raw. You press your face into the curve of his shoulder, holding on as if you could anchor him there. Tomorrow brings the chaos of the ra…